Jan 8 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Friday, extending gains for a fifth straight session, helped by energy stocks and hopes of economic recovery later this year.
At 9:31 a.m. ET (14:31 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 16.14 points, or 0.09%, at 18,043.71.